The Valkyries can pick up to 12 players but no more than one per team during the WNBA’s expansion draft on Dec. 6. From there, the league’s first new team since 2008 will be allowed to make trades and sign free agents just like the other franchises.

Get the answers to some of the main questions about the expansion draft for the Golden State Valkyries on December 6, 2024.

After years of discussion about the league growing its footprint into more markets, it’s finally happening. The WNBA is set to expand from 12 teams to 15 within the next two years.

The 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery is in the books, which means it's time for the league to turn its attention to the next major item on the offseason agenda: the expansion draft to determine the Golden State Valkyries' roster.

The Lynx’s depth helped lead them to the WNBA Finals, but they should be watched closely heading into the expansion draft. Team president and head coach Cheryl Reeve will have to make difficult decisions about who to protect, though no matter what she decides, high-potential or high-impact players will be available.

The Golden State Valkyries have an arena, a president, a GM, a director of basketball operations, a head coach and more than 20,000 season-ticket deposits, but if they’re going to do this thing called the WNBA,

Most teams have about four players who are obvious non-negotiables to protect before it gets tricky. For the Sky, those four players are Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso, Elizabeth Williams and Michaela Oyenwere.

Five international women's basketball players were drafted into the WNBA in 2024 but have yet to play a game. The Golden State Valkyries could draft them.